Day 2538: Wouldn't you like to play?

anime fan: collage, acrylic & digital

Want music?

 

Click here for  Erik Satie - Gnossienne No. 1,2,3

then click back on this blog tab or here to listen as you browse, or not?

2GN2S:

Fiber Art Network, recently posted this link about an art 

installation in the New Children's Museum of San Diego.

"The stunningly colorful 28 by 20 foot, three-dimensional textile structure resembles a giant hammock of crocheted circles, open pockets and hanging pendulums. Within this play-structure, children are able to move upwards through one pocket after another until they reach a vibrant expanse where they can climb, slide, bounce and rest. It’s a one-of-a-kind place to play and interact with others, and the first large-scale work at a museum in the U.S. by internationally renowned textile artist Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam."

By the numbers:

• 3600 hours of crochet
• 40 miles of hand-braided nylon
• 1000 pounds of net
• 14 hand-dyed colors
• will be in place for at least 5 years.
  

To quote McAdam, who works out of Bridgetown, Nova Scotia,

"To me, the concept of Whammock! is to connect with others through the waves of vibration in the net,” says MacAdam. “If a child climbs, jumps or crawls in one place then another child will feel the vibration and respond with their action, and in this way, they are naturally communicating to one another.” She also explains that the name Whammock! comes from the word hammock.

“Every culture has a hammock or type of cradle, and Whammock! is a giant one that impacts everyone who plays in it.”

Here's a time-lapse (1:48 min) video of Whammock's installation.

https://thinkplaycreate.org/explore/art-installations/whammock/

Wouldn't you like to play?

Sunday is family time for the Superheroes.

I love this photo of Sunday's chess session.

7/7/2019, photo by WonderWoman, thanks!

(L-R) Superman, GH#2, GH#1 & GH#3 ... kime.

Car Show, November 2015, before they had cars.

They grow up so fast.

GH#3, GH#2, SM & GH#1, photo by WonderWoman

Jordan, Zack & Jake, Villa Park, 2003 ... first wheels!

Ahhhhhh ...

A smile for Monday ...